Suzlon lost first place to Gamesa as top turbine maker in India in 2014, as some of the country's developers turned to manufacturers to supply the products alone rather than seek turnkey solutions for the entire project.

The Suzlon S111, which went to prototype in February this year, was included in Suzlon's sale of its German subsidiary Senvion to private equity firm Centrebridge Partners. Suzlon said the license would be given to Centrebridge to market the turbine solely in the US market.